International Copper Association Southeast Asia

ICASEA Electrical Energy Efficiency programs are designed to maximize copper's contribution to energy conservation, environment friendliness, safety and effectiveness of sustainable generation, transmission, distribution and usage of electrical energy.

The program pillared three main areas, namely policy & regulation (i.e. development of policies, codes and Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for major electrical appliances), supply chain engagement (i.e. integration of major manufacturers to produce and promote energy efficient products) and demand creation (i.e. development of market transformation programs & financing mechanisms to grow penetration of energy efficient products).

Objective

• To increase the awareness and market share of energy efficient household appliances in the Southeast Asian markets (primarily air-conditioners, lighting, fans, water heaters)

Main Scope
i) Regulation - development of policies, codes and Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for major electrical appliances

ii) Supply Chain Engagement - integration of major manufacturers to produce and promote efficient products

iii) Demand Creation - Development of market transformation programs & financing mechanisms to grow penetration of energy efficient products

Strategic Development

• Collaborated with Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) to conduct National Energy End-use and Appliance Saturation Field Study to establish:
  • Trend of electricity consumption by appliances in households
    • Rate of growth of appliances load in terms of electricity
    • Type of appliances and their electricity consumption
    • Current efficiency level of the appliances
    • Potential electricity saving with energy efficient appliances
    • Availability of standards versus energy efficient appliances
  • Assisted MOIT to develop energy policy and prioritisation of electrical appliances for S&L and respective Work Plan
• Planning Ahead - 2010 & Beyond
  • To establish Vietnam standards & labelling (S&L) priorities and Implementation Plans with Ministry of Industry & Trade and International Funding Organizations
  • To devise detailed plans with Department of Energy, Philippines for Aircon MEPS and action plans for market transformation activities
  • To develop implementation plan for MEPS and S&L for Indonesia on air-conditioners
  • To develop strategic approach to increase penetration of solar water heaters with MOIT and Ho Chi Minh City Energy Conservation Centre as market study on solar water heater is already completed.

Talk to us, contact our Marketing Manager - Sustainable Electrical Energy, Mr. Bek Chee Jin.

Activities

17/11/2010 Focus Group on small diameter copper tube heat exchanger Bangkok, Thailand	05/11/2010 - 30/11/2010 Stakeholders’ Consultations on Draft Guidelines for Energy Efficiency Ratio Manila, Philippines
03/11/2010 High efficiency room air-conditioner Bangkok. Thailand	08/09/2010 Standards & Labelling for High Efficiency Air-conditioners Manila - Philippines
13/08/2010 Original Equipment Manufacture Study Tour Shanghai, China	17/06/2010 - 18/06/2010 Original Equipment Manufacture Forum Beijing, China
09/12/2009 Energy Efficiency in Home Electrical Appliances Hanoi, Vietnam	06/03/2009 Standards & Labelling for High Efficiency Air-conditioners Manila - Philippines
19/02/2009 Capacity Building for Energy Efficient Room Air Conditioner Bangkok - Thailand